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Re: Windows install


From: Wolfgang Schechinger
Subject: Re: Windows install
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:58:21 +0200

- People will not be able to operate computer programs which have no mouse and 
window interface
- People will not be able to prepare food when there is neither freezer nor 
microwave
- People will not be able to do simple calculations when there is no pocket 
calculator
- People will not be able to...

- People will     be dependent

seems to become a horrible development.

Wo

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:47:14 -0400
> Von: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
> An: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
> CC: address@hidden, "Thomas L. Scofield" <address@hidden>
> Betreff: Re: Windows install

> On Tuesday, September 09, 2008, at 01:41PM, "Ben Abbott"
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> >On Tuesday, September 09, 2008, at 12:36PM, "Thomas L. Scofield"
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> Here is what one student  
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>      I did end up completing the install last night with every  
> >>option available (I was not able
> >>      to select some as they were blocked/would not allow a 'check  
> >>mark').  I then restarted
> >>      my computer and tried the Octave program.  When opening, all  
> >>that was displayed were
> >>      some lines of command/information regarding the program.  I hit  
> >>enter, and tried typing
> >>      but only some type of source code involving Octave 3.0.1 appeared.
> >>
> >
> >My wild guess is that everything is working as expected and that the
> student in question is unaccustomed to a command line program.
> >
> >Perhaps a picture showing "only some type of source code involving Octave
> 3.0.1" would help clarify?
> >
> >Ben
> 
> Thomas,
> 
> Perhaps you might check with your student if what is below is what
> qualifies as "some type of source code"?
> 
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